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December 15, 2022

Russia Rules Out Christmas Ceasefire in Ukraine as Fierce Fighting Continues
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Russian officials said Wednesday they have no plans to impose a
ceasefire in Ukraine over the Christmas holiday after nearly 10 months
of war. Overnight, Ukraine's military launched a massive artillery
attack on the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. Ukraine also took
credit for a drone attack on an air base about 50 miles inside Russian
territory. Elsewhere, at least two people were killed by heavy Russian
artillery fire in Kherson, where Russian attacks on the power grid have
left residents without electricity. The continued fighting came as the
Pentagon said it would more than double the number of Ukrainian troops
at its training program in Germany.


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